Is it normal i see nothing wrong with building a cult?

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I have plans to build a cult, mainly because I'm bored and curious to see how it will work. I was going to do it this year but problems outside my control have made that too difficult, so I plan to regroup and try when I start grad school. For those wondering no I am not a psych major.

I have done a good deal of research on it, and made several different versions of cult doctrine, which I will chose from when the time comes.

I know most people would see this as wrong but I don't. I don't disagree that it is manipulative, it's simply I don't see anything wrong with manipulating people. I wouldn't put my members in harms way, in fact I believe I could actually improve many of their lives, as many similar organization have done.
If by my manipulation I am actually improving people's happiness then I don't see anything wrong with it.

is it normal I see things this way?

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  • tittle
    7 years ago

    Nah, it's not really normal. But I would be interested to see how you go - because I doubt your ability to get it off the ground. I think it takes a very particular kind of person to be a cult leader, and you can know everything there is to know, without possessing the charisma and influence to make it work.
    I'm not saying you're not likable, (I don't know), but if it was going to happen, it would have happened naturally by itself, not from planning ahead of time. I don't think cult leaders set out to secure a flock during summer break, I think things just snowball naturally for those types. Could be wrong.

    Anyway - if you're not doing any harm to people's lives, there's a solid case, imo, that you're not doing anything wrong (even though intuitively most people will disagree). I still think it's wrong, doesn't matter if you're improving lives or not, it's deceitful, manipulative and an abuse of power, imo.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      thank you for an honest and well thought out comment, I find those are increasingly rare, thank you.

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      • tittle
        7 years ago

        That's quite alright. Honestly, wish you the best of luck with it (if you're serious).

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  • ogrelord
    7 years ago

    can i join and be the local ogreman who is covered in green paint?

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  • GamerVoice
    7 years ago

    Every advertisement you've ever seen manipulates people. Every great movie you have ever seen guides your eye from shot to shot. Cults are dope. I started one when I was In kindergarten, we made our own language and spent lunch time meditating in a big circle...until the teachers made us stop because they were freaked out. Because we had a hierarchy a code language and were not "playing".

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      that actually sounds really interesting

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